Brigitte Barèges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Brigitte Barèges

French politician and lawyer

Date of Birth: 01-May-1953

Place of Birth: Toulouse, Occitania, France

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Brigitte Barèges

  • Brigitte Barèges (born 1 May 1953 in Toulouse) is a member of the National Assembly of France.
  • She represents the Tarn-et-Garonne department, The Republicans.She is mayor of Montauban since March 2001.
  • She was reelected for a second term on 16 March 2008, then for a third term on 30 March 2014. Barèges sparked a controversy when she voiced brusque opposition to proposals for legalized same-sex marriage: "Why not let people get married to animals too?"Barèges sparked a controversy when she described a black person of her party as "humain stain".Barèges was punished by French courts because she refused to celebrate the wedding of a foreign couple.On 17 February 2014, the prosecutor announces that it will conduct an investigation for embezzlement of public funds.
  • Despite this challenge on the judicial front, on 30 March 2014, Barèges won the municipal elections in Montauban for a third term.
  • During the summer of 2014, CNCCFP rejects the accounts for the municipal elections.
  • On 21 October 2014, following the rejection of her campaign accounts, Barèges is comdamned to 1 year ineligibility and non reimbursement of campaign expenses by the Administrative Court of Toulouse.
  • The court mentioned the use of municipality funds to pay an illegal advertising campaign during the election.

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